Sebastiaen Jansen Krol

Sebastiaen Jansen Krol (1595-14 March 1674) was Director of New Netherland from 1632 to 1633, succeeding Peter Minuit and preceding Wouter van Twiller.

Biography
Sebastiaen Jansen Krol was born in Friesland, and his father moved to Amsterdam when he was ten. In 1624, he arrived in New Netherland, and he was given the right to perform baptisms and weddings in the new colony. In 1630, he arranged the purchase of Rensselaerswyck (near Albany, New York), and he served as Director of New Netherland from 1632 to 1633. Before and after serving as Director, Krol commanded Fort Orange. He died in 1674.